National Airspace System: Summary of Flight Delay Trends for 34 Airports in the Continental United States (GAO-10-543SP, May 26, 2010), an E-supplement to GAO-10-542

Tampa International (TPA) Departure Data

Year Annual departures
(in thousands)
Percent change
in annual departures
Percent of annual
departures that
were delayed
Percentage point
change in annual
departures that
were delayed
Average delay per
delayed departure
(in minutes)
2000 66 -- 18.5 -- 56.7
2001 67 1.5 15.4 -3.2 51.2
2002 62 -7.8 13.9 -1.5 49.1
2003 67 8.7 11.6 -2.3 51.1
2004 69 2.8 15.0 3.4 52.0
2005 74 6.1 18.4 3.4 53.5
2006 75 2.1 17.2 -1.1 54.7
2007 78 4.3 18.1 0.9 56.8
2008 77 -1.6 18.0 -0.1 57.9
2009 70 -9.4 16.8 -1.2 54.0

Source: GAO analysis of FAA's ASPM data
Note: The percentage change in departures and the change in percentage points of departures that were delayed may not compute due to rounding.


Bar and line plot of Year


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